Skillful — Skill ful, a. [Written also skilful.] 1. Discerning; reasonable; judicious; cunning. [Obs.] Of skillful judgment. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. Possessed of, or displaying, skill; knowing and ready; expert; well versed; able in management; as, a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
skillful — index artful, capable, competent, deft, effective (efficient), efficient, expert, facile … Law dictionary
skillful — c.1300, from SKILL (Cf. skill) + FUL (Cf. ful). Related: Skillfully … Etymology dictionary
skillful — *proficient, adept, expert, skilled, masterly Analogous words: *dexterous, adroit, deft: efficient, *effective: *conversant, versed Antonyms: unskillful Contrasted words: *awkward, clumsy, in … New Dictionary of Synonyms
skillful — [adj] able, talented accomplished, adept, adroit, a hand at*, apt, brainy, clever, competent, cool*, crack*, crackerjack*, dexterous, experienced, expert, good, handy, into*, learned, old*, on the ball*, practical, practiced, prepared, pretty,… … New thesaurus
skillful — [skil′fəl] adj. having or showing skill; accomplished; expert skillfully adv. skillfulness n … English World dictionary
skillful — skillfully, adv. skillfulness, n. /skil feuhl/, adj. 1. having or exercising skill: a skillful juggler. 2. showing or involving skill: a skillful display of fancy diving. 3. Obs. reasonable; rational. Also, esp. Brit., skilful. [1250 … Universalium
skillful — skill•ful [[t]ˈskɪl fəl[/t]] adj. 1) having or exercising skill: a skillful juggler[/ex] 2) showing or involving skill: a skillful display of fancy diving[/ex] • Etymology: 1250–1300 skill′ful•ly, adv. skill′ful•ness, n. syn: skillful, skilled,… … From formal English to slang
skillful — adj. AE; BE spelling: skilful skillful at, in; with (skillful at tying knots; skillful with one s hands) … Combinatory dictionary
skillful — adjective Date: 14th century 1. possessed of or displaying skill ; expert < a skillful chef > 2. accomplished with skill < a skillful treatment > Synonyms: see proficient • skillfully adverb • skillfulness … New Collegiate Dictionary
skillful — skill|ful [ skılfəl ] adjective * 1. ) very good at doing something that involves special ability or training: TALENTED: He is a skillful and experienced negotiator. 2. ) done with great skill: the skillful use of language ╾ skill|ful|ly adverb … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
